In an article about osteoporosis we said that only people over 75 would be given a DXA bone scan on the NHS. We should have made clear that scans are available to anyone under that age who is considered by their GP to be at risk of developing osteoporosis. In the same piece we quoted a doctor who runs a private London clinic offering bone scans, but wrongly referred to her as a consultant (The truth about bone scans, page 18, G2, December 4).

We referred in a leader article to a commitment by Britain and other EU states to allocate 0.7% of their gross national product to Africa by 2015 (Britain's empty chair, page 42, December 8). That figure is for aid to Africa and other developing countries.

Only one member of the Metropolitan police authority is appointed directly by the home secretary, contrary to the impression we gave in an article, Met chief denies being lame duck after surviving vote, page 6, November 23. The remaining six independent members are appointed by the authority after a selection process that includes consultation with the Home Office.

The inset on a map of Merseyside and surrounding areas placed the region just north of the Scottish border (Masked raiders confront Gerrard's wife in sixth raid on Liverpool players' homes, page 3, yesterday.)

In the caption to the Eyewitness photo, pages 20 and 21 yesterday, the plural noun dwarves was used where the verb dwarfs was meant.

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